Wabanaki Words and Songs

Produced for the Maine Indian Program, a field program of the New England Regional Office of the American Friends Service Committee.

The Wabanakis of Main and the Maritimes Lesson Book

Those who helped in making the recordings were Mike Goodine of WQDY Radio Station and Daryle Carter. MPBN, WQDY, WCBB-TV, and the University of New Brunswick generously allowed us to use their recording facilities. Mark Ireland, cameraperson at WCBB-TV, produced the final recording.
Copyright ©1989 American Friends Service Committee
A soundsheet produced to accompany the Wabanakis of Maine and the Maritimes: A Resource Book about Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, Micmac and Abenaki Indians.

Play song

Name

Performed by

Description

Native Words

Translation

Notes
Wabinaki Word Pronunciations Serena Knockwood, Micmac, with English words by Robert Leavitt, Wayne Newell, Passamaquoddy and Maliseet; and Carol Dana, Penobscot. Introduction (:20)

Lesson Plan: B-24 Mi'kmaq (:13)
Lesson Plan: B-40 Mi'kmaq Family Tree Chart

Readings
Legends: C-2 Koluskap and His People (1:50)
Legends: C-7 Three Kelóscape Legends (:11)
Legends: C-13 Maáhtekehso: How the Rabbit Lost His Tail (1:09)
Legends: C-21 Adventures of Master Rabbit: How the Rabbit Beame Wise by Being Original (:55)
Legends: C-25 The Kcinu: The Story of a Cannibal with an Icy Heart (:16)

Stories from the past: C-27 A Micmac Woman Speaks to Her Granddaughter: 1400 (:20)
Stories from the past: C-33 A Kennebec Mother's Thoughts: 1650 (:20)
Stories from the past: C-35 A Penobscot Boy's Thoughts: 1685 (:31)
Stories from the past: C-51 Maliyan (:15)

Fact Sheets: D-9 Wabnaki Groups and Names (:37)
Fact Sheets: D-23 Place Names (2:10)
Fact Sheets: D-117 Waltes (:13)		 Note: for pronunciation of sákema in other stories, listen to Maáhtekehso or A Kennebec Mother's Thoughts. For pronunciation of Sakom, listen to Adventures of Master Rabbit.
Songs Wayne Newell and Blanche Sockabasin Band 1: D-126 Little Pines [Tuhtuwas] (3:00)
Band 2: D-128 Amucalu--The Fly (1:20)
Band 3 Four Passamaquoddy Songs: folk song, naming song, greeting chant, song in parts (5:26)